                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUPPLEMENTING COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC DEFENDER (§ 19.2-163.01:1)

A. The governing body of any county or city may supplement the compensation of
the public defender or any of his deputies or employees above the compensation
fixed by the executive director, in such amounts as it may deem expedient. Such
additional compensation shall be wholly payable from the funds of any such
county or city.

B. Due to the privileged and protected nature of the attorney-client
relationship and the statutory scope of representation provided in &#xA7;&#xA7;
19.2-157 and 19.2-163.3, no county or city providing a supplement to
compensation under this section shall place any condition or requirement upon
the receipt of such funds.

C. Funds provided by any county or city under this section may be paid directly
to the Indigent Defense Commission or to the employees with notice to the
Indigent Defense Commission of any amount so provided. The Commission shall
provide the supplementing funds directly to employees in combination with the
compensation fixed by the executive director.

HISTORY: 2008, cc. 536, 815; 2010, c. 314; 2023, c. 467.